Place yer bets ...Stein it's not the pilots fault

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/wait-over-clutha-families-investigators-6667378

AFTER a wait of almost two years and criticism from Nicola Sturgeon among others, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are about to produce their report into the helicopter crash

• AFTER a wait of almost two years and criticism from Nicola Sturgeon among others, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are about to produce their report into the helicopter crash

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Police and Scottish Fire and Rescue services at the scene of a helicopter crash at the Clutha Bar in Glasgow.
LAWYERS representing families of those killed and injured in the Clutha helicopter crash have said they hope "answers will finally be provided" this week as accident investigators are expected to reveal their findings.

Ten people died and many more were injured when a police helicopter crashed on to the roof of the Glasgow pub on November 29, 2013 .

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in an interim report published last year that both engines on the aircraft failed, but the cause was not outlined.

The report said the engines had "flamed out" before the helicopter crashed into the packed bar at 10.22pm, killing the pilot and two police constables on board as well as seven people in the pub.



First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been very critical of the delay in producing the report, saying that the victims families deserved answers more quickly.

David Bell, a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Scotland who is acting for 17 people including injured victims and the families of those who died, said: "All of those we represent have faced an incredibly difficult two years, waiting for any form of information on how this terrible incident came to occur.

"The effect of this wait cannot be underestimated, as many have simply been unable to move on or come to terms with the incident as a result of the long silence on this matter.

"We truly hope that this week will mark the end of this difficult period and help all of those affected to gain an understanding of what happened on that terrible evening."



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The Clutha Bar as it looks now


Those who were in the helicopter - pilot David Traill, who was attached to Police Scotland 's air support unit, and police constables Tony Collins and Kirsty Nelis - were killed when the helicopter crashed into the building.

Those killed in the pub were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins and Samuel McGhee. Joe Cusker was pulled from the wreckage alive but died in hospital.

Jim Morris, a former RAF pilot and partner in Irwin Mitchell's aviation law team, said: "There are many questions which still need to be answered following the tragedy at the Clutha Vaults. The central question is what caused both engines of a modern helicopter to flame out?



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"Many of our clients are desperate to know the answer to that question after a long and painful wait. Had the helicopter been fitted with the black box equipment, the answer to this crucial question may have been known and published by the AAIB at a much earlier stage.

"We hope that the meetings between the AAIB and the victims this week and the publication of the final accident report will identify the full chain of events that led to this tragedy.

"With the benefit of the AAIB's findings, we hope that the victims, the industry and the authorities will fully understand what went wrong and that steps will be taken to improve helicopter safety and prevent a similar tragedy in the future."

 

Pud,what's the significance of the pictures on hoarding,if any? I see Stan Laurel up there.

 

Someone won't like this...

 

No idea...

Frank Zappa's on it as well. I doubt he ever played the Clutha!

 

I thought for a moment it was the victims till I saw Stan,phew

 

'Mon now, Glasgow's full of unrepentant spastic mongs, but none sad enough to paint a remedial mural of deid folk.

 

He used to drink in there back in the 30s

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/57...k-Zappa-famous-faces-etched-iconic-Clutha-bar

"When the work is complete in two weeks' time, the hoardings surrounding the Clutha will carry the picture of 18 celebrities who have graced the bar over the years"

Well **** me!

 

Is that Gerry Adams 4th top right?

 

Stupid fat ****.

 

He never played there ...

He snuck in for a ****e.

 

Told ye

 

The pilot was exonerated months ago.

 

I tore the roof off with a monster set, man. My reputation went through the roof, dude. I brought the house down, bro. I absolutely smashed the place up.

 

Hi frank.

 

YO.

 

You still using Max Clifford as yer agent?

 

Hopefully it's engine failure.

 

Get yer dough on fuel system.
Just saying like.

 

I don't usually bet on fatal accident enquirers m8